Forty-Three Student-Athletes Participate in Fall Graduation Ceremony
December 17, 2012 | Academic Services
Dec. 17, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - They excelled both in athletics and the classroom at the University of Louisville. On Thursday, 43 current or former student-athletes participated in the fall graduation ceremony in the Freedom Hall.
A total of 14 different teams were recognized at the ceremony, with football leading the way, boasting 11 graduates.
The class features multiple award winners and All-Americans. Football's Hakeem Smith was recognized in 2010 as a Rivals.com first team All-American and a Phil Steele freshman second team All-American. A pair of volleyball players - Lola Arslanbekova and Gwen Rucker - earned AVCA All-America honors last week, while baseball's Thomas Royse and Phil Wunderlich earned All-America honors during their careers.
Renardo Foster, who graduated through the Houston/Bridgeman Fellows Degree Completion Program, spent four years in the National Football League. He had stints with the Atlanta Falcons, St. Louis Rams and New Orleans Saints.
Below is a list of graduates based on their respective sports:
Baseball (3)
Matt Koch
Thomas Royse
Phil Wunderlich
Football (11)
Doug Beaumont
Mario Benavides
Josh Bleser
Daniel Brown
Adrian Bushell
Zed Evans
Roy Philon
Andrell Smith
Hakeem Smith
Titus Teague
Jeremy Wright
Men's Golf (1)
Chris Biuso
Men's Soccer (2)
Greg Cochrane
Chase Rodgers
Men's Swimming and Diving (1)
Brendon Andrews
Men's Tennis (2)
Adam Donaldson
Robert Hall
Men's Track and Field (1)
Jordon Frazier
Women's Rowing (1)
Sarah Fiske
Women's Soccer (1)
Kassie Young
Women's Softball (1)
Chelsea Leonard
Women's Swimming and Diving (5)
Lacey Bobo
Sara Hartman
Lindsay Rogers
Melissa Steele
Raine Thompson
Women's Track and Field (1)
D'minia Stokes
Women's Volleyball (3)
Lola Arslanbekova
Kaitlynn James
Gwen Rucker
Cheerleading (4)
Brooke Cheripko
Austin Elrod
Rebecca Gonzalez
Lindsey Sitzlar
Ladybirds (4)
Megan Moomau
Marcela Moore
Amanda Page
Sheri Willis
Houston/Bridgeman Fellows Degree Completion Program (2)
Gerald Crafts (football)
Renardo Foster (football)
